Epidemiology
Study of health and disease within a population
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Eradication of infectious diseases
The six Greater Mekong Subregion countries aim to eliminate P. falciparum transmitted malaria.
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| 2025 |
Eradication of infectious diseases
WHO targeted elimination of schistosomiasis as a public health problem, with the objective of reducing infections to less than 1% of the population.
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| 2024 | The All of Us initiative faced significant criticism and backlash for its methodology of using umap plotting to depict ancestry, instead of the more statistically standard principal components analysis (PCA). |
| 2024 |
Cohort study
Phase 52 of the Dunedin Multidisciplinary Health and Development Study begins.
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| 2024 |
Randomized controlled trial
The Cochrane review from 2014 was updated, maintaining the original findings about the similarities between observational studies and randomized controlled trials.
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| October 2024 | The Guardian published a story about the far-right 'Human Diversity Foundation' obtaining UK Biobank data for potential race studies, raising governance and data access concerns. |
| June 26 2024 |
Badger culling in the United Kingdom
Steve Reed, Shadow Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, announced that the Labour Party would continue existing badger culling licences until their expiration in 2026, despite previously criticizing the cull as ineffective. This statement sparked criticism from environmental groups who suggested the decision might require judicial review due to potential conflict with the Protection of Badgers Act 1992.
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| May 2024 |
Epidemiology of measles
First measles-related child death in Ontario in over a decade. An unvaccinated child under five years old died after hospitalization.
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| 2023 |
Epidemiology of HIV/AIDS
Cumulative death toll from HIV/AIDS reaches approximately 40.4 million people since the start of the pandemic.
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| 2023 |
Eradication of infectious diseases
Further decline to 12 recorded cases of infectious disease eradication, indicating continued challenges in global disease elimination programs.
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| 2023 |
Epidemiology of measles
Measles cases in the United States decreased to 58 reported cases.
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| 2023 | UK Biobank reached a milestone of 30,000 registered researchers and over 9,000 peer-reviewed articles published based on its dataset. |
| 2023 | A review was published examining UK Biobank participants, revealing that individuals with a stronger sense of meaning and purpose in life demonstrated a decreased risk of developing dementia. |
| 2023 | Comprehensive release of whole genome sequencing data for all 500,000 participants, the largest such release for medical research, supported by UKRI, Wellcome, and industry partners. |
| 2023 | The Research Analysis Platform reached over 5,000 users and was hosted by Amazon Web Services, which committed $1.5 million in research credits for early career and researchers from low-income countries. |
| 2023 | Over 3,000 peer-reviewed publications were produced using UK Biobank data, highlighting the extensive scientific impact of the research database. |
| 2023 |
Wastewater-based epidemiology
The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine issued a report recommending the development of a standardized national wastewater surveillance system to track various potential health threats beyond COVID-19.
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| 2023 |
Wastewater-based epidemiology
A scientific review emphasized the critical importance of surveillance of wastewater from livestock farms, wet markets, and surrounding areas to monitor potential pathogen spillover risks to human populations.
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| December 5 2023 |
Epidemiology of measles
Romanian Ministry of Health officially declared a measles epidemic, reporting over 2,000 cases nationwide. The announcement highlighted a concerning trend of declining vaccination rates, with only 72% of eligible population receiving the first dose and 62% receiving the second dose of the anti-measles vaccine.
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| November 2023 | The Observer reported on UK Biobank's data sharing with insurance companies, prompting a response from UK Biobank clarifying their data sharing policies. |
| October 2023 |
Epidemiology of measles
By October, the measles outbreak resulted in 1,199 confirmed positive tests from 7,054 serum samples, with the majority of cases concentrated in the Limpopo province.
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| October 2023 | Funders including Eric Schmidt and Ken Griffin announced further funding for UK Biobank for the next five years. |
| October 2023 | Publication of circulating protein measurements for approximately 53,000 participants through the UK Biobank Pharma Proteomics Project. |
| May 2023 | UKRI announced that UK Biobank would receive £127.6m to move to a purpose-built facility at Bruntwood SciTech's Manchester Science Park. |
| 2022 |
Epidemiology of HIV/AIDS
Approximately 630,000 deaths from HIV/AIDS globally, with 39 million people infected and 29.8 million receiving antiretroviral treatment.
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| 2022 | The program targeted reaching one million participants by this year. |
| 2022 |
Eradication of infectious diseases
Partial recovery with 30 recorded cases of infectious disease eradication efforts, showing gradual return to global health initiatives.
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| 2022 |
Eradication of infectious diseases
Continued decrease to 12 cases in 3 countries, suggesting ongoing progress in disease management.
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| 2022 |
Epidemiology of HIV/AIDS
The UNAIDS Global AIDS Update highlighted a significant treatment gap for children and adults, potentially hindering the goal of 75% viral suppression by 2023.
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| 2022 |
Epidemiology of measles
Measles cases in the United States increased to 121 reported cases.
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| 2022 | A comprehensive review of UK Biobank data revealed that road traffic noise exposure significantly increases the risk of cardiovascular disease mortality, stroke, and overall mortality rates. |
| 2022 |
Wastewater-based epidemiology
Wastewater surveillance was used to detect cases during the monkeypox outbreak, demonstrating its utility in tracking disease spread.
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| 2022 |
Wastewater-based epidemiology
Genomic epidemiologists conducted a global survey of antimicrobial resistance using wastewater-based epidemiology, revealing significant regional variations in resistance patterns and demonstrating that resistance genes can be transferred between non-closely related microbial species.
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| 2022 |
Epidemiology of malnutrition
Global malnutrition population reduced to 735.1 million, a decrease of 58.3 million since 2005.
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| December 2022 |
Virus
Scientists reported the first observation of virovory, an experiment demonstrating that Halteria ciliates can consume chlorovirus as a food source in pond water when other microbial food sources are removed.
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| September 2022 |
Epidemiology of measles
A new measles outbreak began in South Africa, with the outbreak strain identified as genotype D8, which was similar to the simultaneous outbreak in Zimbabwe.
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| April 2022 |
Epidemiology of measles
Measles cases reported in Makabvepi village near Mozambique border, originating from a large Easter service of the Johane Marange Apostolic Church, leading to significant disease spread across Zimbabwe due to vaccine hesitancy and church opposition to immunization.
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| April 3 2022 |
Superspreading event
Gridiron Dinner in Washington D.C. leads to at least 67 COVID-19 positive cases, including three members of President Biden's Cabinet.
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| January 2022 |
Epidemiology of measles
Measles outbreak increases in January and February, causing concern due to COVID-19 pandemic and displacement crises in Ukraine, Ethiopia, Somalia, and Afghanistan.
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| 2021 |
Epidemiology of suicide
Continued elevation of suicide rates among Non-Hispanic Alaskan Natives and American Indians was observed.
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| 2021 |
Eradication of infectious diseases
El Salvador and China were certified as malaria-free by the WHO in the first half of the year.
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| 2021 |
Eradication of infectious diseases
WHO's European regional office considered measles eliminated in 33 out of 53 member states, with transmission interrupted in one more and re-established in five others.
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| 2021 |
Eradication of infectious diseases
Dramatic reduction in recorded eradication cases to just 6, likely due to pandemic-related disruptions in global health programs.
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| 2021 |
Eradication of infectious diseases
Lowest annual wild polio prevalence recorded, with only 6 reported cases globally.
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| 2021 |
Eradication of infectious diseases
Further reduction to 15 cases across 4 countries, indicating potential success in disease control measures.
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| 2021 |
Epidemiology of measles
Portugal reported 0 cases of measles during the 2021-22 period, suggesting successful disease control.
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| 2021 |
Epidemiology of measles
Italy continued to report a low number of measles cases, with only 4 confirmed cases.
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